The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. - St. Augustine Haters don't understand that Bitcoin is money. - @sprk I am two Dans at the same time.
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Last Notes npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan This is not a maximalism problem, it's an entropy problem. https://blossom.primal.net/2d7c40aeee67f96b40691a6929a290ad04ce1003ed2402b4414c777d729b0de6.gif npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan If you can't explain it simply, you don't know it well enough. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan A concoction is a mix of different items, a strange drink or food, or a made-up story. It comes from a Latin word that means to cook together. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan RIP the penny. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan A government disliking Bitchat means it scares them and I like that. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Authorities claim the decentralized Bluetooth mesh messaging app enables people to have too much privacy. Ftfy npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Okay? npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan https://blossom.primal.net/6ae9c953daf9d9f494ff102c5546691b41f2804d46ee3e6db5f8fd81734ddd1a.gif npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Can't wait to fight one of these for access to clean drinking water npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan He's just happy to see a friend 😄 npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Carlos says hello https://blossom.primal.net/61433a7b2dc37c5c8444a6041d6e41c4fe8a7a1c528a372f3a50f4b10b578a1b.jpg npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan https://blossom.primal.net/e941d1ffb039f4d46a8c687f5799965756e5c9fa28890405cc679313320696d0.jpg npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan If anyone who follows me would like to meet up in Spain between August 8-16, hit me up. I'd love to coordinate a meetup with some of you like minded individuals. 🦙🦙 npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Be ungovernable 🦙 https://blossom.primal.net/c01edfb438e3535cd568740d7aaae676d302d261064ca40a5c9127e7f29d5f49.jpg npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Be ungovernable. https://blossom.primal.net/fc2647b1617285d7663598adf3903cf890afaad9050692c66597ce9582a9055b.png npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan > don’t let your Bitcoin religion become too dogmatic. Thank you for this reminder. GM 🦙 npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Has a nice ring to it npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Based vendor accepting goldbacks npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan I agree with you. There are certainly some people who simply don't want to be saved who are destined to be cannon fodder. And it is wise to direct your best efforts toward those who have the highest potential of receiving the message. But I'm not giving up on the others just yet. I'm still up for the thankless task, at least for now. I also agree with your comment about political education being more important than the technology. Though, it reminds me of the saying "money isn't everything, but it's a lot". I feel the same applies here. Political education isn't everything, but it's a lot. That's the beauty of the human race; there are many of us. We can focus on achieving multiple goals simultaneously. There will always be a portion of us dedicated to education, and others dedicated to scaling. Both are important in their own right. For the record, I don't think we'll ever reach 100% adoption of anything, but as they say, shoot for the moon and you'll land among the stars. It is important to think in a generational context, rather than that of a single lifetime. We are planting trees of which we will never enjoy the shade. The last block won't be mined until 2140 and that will just be the beginning. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan I am on Nostr, so it's safe to assume I've spoken to people about it irl. And you're right, most people are resistant at first, which is to be expected from people who are not ready to exit the matrix, and is something I struggled with myself in the beginning as well. However I've seen many people come around after a few more conversations when it finally fully clicks for them. Implying that we should not continue trying to save people just because they're resistant or complacent in their current situation leads to giving up on others before you've even tried. The snake will bite the hand of the person rescuing it from a trap, but that doesn't make it unworthy of the attempt. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Most people were also okay with driving a horse and buggy before cars were invented. It's about the adoption curve. Early adopters iron out the kinks and blaze a trail for the masses to follow. Highways and bridges need to be engineered *beyond* the maximum potential capacity, not the current capacity. Most people are "satisfied" with fiat because they don't have the capacity to question it.. yet. When they finally have a moment of clarity and realize they're being robbed, it's important that the alternatives be well equipped enough to make it a viable choice. Otherwise they'll go back to eating the lotus flower. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan If you think this is a party issue you're retarded npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan A gold rush is the perfect time to sell shovels npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Not much better on the other side of the mitten npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Last night I had a dream about an exercise bike that generates electricity to mine Bitcoin while you use it. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Travel npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan In the words of the great GWB "fool me can't get fooled again" #nevent1q…n6np npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan SMH just ask the fucking AI npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan I use Nostr to remind myself to stop being a little bitch when times get tough. You lot are great motivation and I deeply appreciate this community every day for having the courage to challenge the status quo. We are absolutely going to win. 🦙🦙 npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Keep going. #nevent1q…3thr npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan A few days ago I turned down a 50% discount on some small items to avoid having to sign up for yet another rewards program. The employee behind the counter genuinely could not comprehend why I wouldn't want to give my full name, number, and email to save $7. He looked at me like I was crazy, and I felt a little crazy, but that's just business as usual being a bitcoiner. I challenged him to the same thing I challenge everyone to in that situation. Try to go a week without giving anyone your personal information. If you make it a week, go for two. You'll see exactly what I'm talking about. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Thank you and GM 🦙 npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Nostr has really made me detest being forced to make an account for everything else. "Please sign in to continue" NO, JUST GIVE ME THE TACO. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Back from my doomer detox. Fuck me up. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Howdy neighbor npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Rugpuller extrordinaire npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Selling my body, that is npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Bitcoin is money, use it as such. @nprofile…kx06 https://blossom.primal.net/908918bad966ed9edde3860c3e8b8369645d39fb06f995540f88971d09152660.jpg npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Very impressive! I was just there last December and I was struggling to find places to spend sats. I'll have to make a visit back there and show these vendors some love! npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan https://blossom.primal.net/9ab212919de447eb0e8233ee1d615fa7082c6a3c0460d3db46e60f675fe619e8.gif npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan https://blossom.primal.net/2d7c40aeee67f96b40691a6929a290ad04ce1003ed2402b4414c777d729b0de6.gif npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan That doesn't sound that unlikely given some of the games I ha e played. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Lost a bet on the US World Cup game to one of my no-coiner friends and convinced him to let me pay it in Bitcoin. Whatever it takes 🤷🏻♂️ npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Yes. They're going to try to co-opt it and/or attack it from the inside. Why would they support the thing that serves to be the most effective end to their "fiscal dominance"? Anyone who thinks the guys with the money printer have BTCs best interest at heart are sadly mistaken. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Bear markets are the filter for the tourists. It's a right of passage. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan GM 🦙🦙 npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan I prefer to buy at 58k and hold it round trip npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan You could try to predict the market and get rekt or you could stay humble and stack sats. Ftfy npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Why 10x when you could just 20x and 100x that shit. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan I'll go down with you npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan https://blossom.primal.net/b01b97fa62bfed7f43f61ee1ab8f560196f3791c3c2face42a2075efd39422ea.gif npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan You have yourself a deal. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan If BTC goes to zero then I guess I will own them all npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan https://blossom.primal.net/e728f7b288d0e8ba0cb2eb8b33c1d8a8cc5728857e99a701606e1e075a860b8f.mp4 npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan I just lost the game npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Core is compromised and this is by design npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Are you prepared for a timeline where number DOESN'T go up? Are you really free of the fiat mindset or are you just "low preference" enough that you're banking on number go up eventually? What if it doesn't? 1 sat will still = 1 sat, but that means nothing if you're still measuring them with fiat. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Not gonna lie. I thought the address types were NFTs at first glance. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Don't forget to stay humble. https://blossom.primal.net/8b9a6da2dbf2547c868a0e03bee917a74b77bfd3928d7295c0faa9a72c261a83.jpg npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan What a wild bot for someone to create lol npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan https://blossom.primal.net/bc0be403e39b9f89e45836ce81ad5c0dfc1030a99b1d7333cad045565593a2e3.jpg npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Nice snipe! The low I see on trading view was $58,035. If we go below 58k, I'm mentally preparing to see 45-50k. I'm buying all the way to zero, so it doesn't make much of a difference to me. But I know the market makers are going to try to get the OG 58k gang to capitulate. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan The argument I've been using is that even if the next cycle takes us back to ATH at a minimum you're doubling up. Hoping that they shed the fiat mindset between now and then and realize the USD value doesn't matter because1 sat = 1 sat 😄 npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Where Bitcoin goes, the shitcoin market follows. Getting so many notifications for random shitcoins being down 5%+ as soon as BTC touched 59k. The main difference is they're panicking because they don't have the right protocol in their wallets and were like kids on Christmas morning. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan I want to ride through the streets like Paul Revere yelling THE SATS ARE COMING npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan You're missing the fiat mindset. Congratulations. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan More on the sweet side if your time preference is low enough. It's a great time to orange pill your friends because prices are so low and the probability of them seeing the number go up technology at work is much higher. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Today is a good day to be greedy when others are fearful and get your cost basis below Michael Sellers if you aren't there already. 🦙🦙 npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Congratulations to my 58k gang. We made it home. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Vote with your node is a banger album title npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan godspeed npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Thanks for the repost! @nprofile…8h9w ♥️ npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan My DCA has been my biggest source of conviction recently. As the BTC price goes down in fiat terms, the number of sats I get with each DCA goes up, no matter which direction it's going, it's all about mentality. Don't forget to stay humble. 🦙🦙 npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan I'm at like 5.8/10 on the pain scale. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan True. YouTube Is free. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Thank you! 😄 npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan GM and happy Father's Day npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan I think that will be the case for most people and it will lead to more face to face interaction. There will be a new market for verified genuine human content. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan The thought police are watching npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan I use it mostly for data formatting npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Not much better over here lol https://blossom.primal.net/eee699fa7ce2d2badc60a5bc060db5ed791963f059f7ab396d26e423bd2fed34.jpg npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan True. Even in societies where they're illegal. Criminals don't care about the law and will have them regardless. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan That's network security baby npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Would npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Yeah I agree with you there. That's like throwing a penny in the fountain without even making a wish lol npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Nunca más npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Meanwhile it dropped several thousand dollars recently and I got excited at the chance to pick up more cheap sats. 🤷🏻♂️ npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Zaps are the standard, I heard. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Every sat that is lost makes the ones in my wallet more valuable 🤷🏻♂️ npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Visa charges 3.5% so I'll allow it. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan https://blossom.primal.net/3eb686af4e472c005da7061ba111a866988746c0bb42d29ec2d9ae8c2e7e7ddb.gif npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Money is literally already proof of work, so I'm not sure why it's such a hard concept for people to grasp. You do WORK, you're compensated for it, and the money you receive is the PROOF of the time, effort, and energy you spent to acquire it. It doesn't matter what work you did, or where, or when. That is the reason you can go to the bakery and buy a loaf of bread with it. Because you wouldn't have the proof if you didn't do the work. (or at least, that's how it's supposed to be in a world where money printers don't exist). Bitcoin is the same thing, except there is no one who controls the supply. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Watching Europeans enjoying the US has been my favorite pastime these last few weeks npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Italian is just French Spanish. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Freedom of speech for me, but not for thee. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan https://blossom.primal.net/5b5648b32733db04422382ca323f3a798cda8938ff8b6c741d5123b80b89a9fc.png npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Once you get out of the consumer mindset, it's not that difficult. Eventually, the behavior even begins to seem strange, which makes it easier to not go back to old habits. I think has a lot to do with the invention of "disposable" single use items. That shifts your mindset from only seeing things that are truly disposable as such, to seeing everything else being disposable as well. I used to buy a new phone every year - sometimes multiple per year. Car has a dent? Trade it in. New clothes, new shoes, new glasses, the "latest" tech (even though the old tech is only a single update behind). Looking back, it's sickening. Now that I'm on a Bitcoin standard, I've had the same shitty iPhone X since 2016 and I'm still satisfied. I've gotten a new battery and the metaphorical cuts on my fingers from the broken back glass serve as a good reminder to keep going. Repair > replace. But even that will have a limited lifespan, as the updates are now reaching the point where my phone is no longer being supported, limiting my access to using certain apps and basically forcing me to upgrade to get the newest iOS update. When it finally dies, I'm buying a walkie-talkie and sending smoke signals. I refuse to be forced into consumerism just to contribute to quarterly earnings reports. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan "The more the government overreaches, the more they create their own competition" is an absolute banger. npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan Yessir https://blossom.primal.net/37ece6efc3a32af48bca6dcef94db898e0e91053e471869624f54d51e18b60c6.jpg npub1tksd6awy8gj60n0pp3erwdd2xqfeut7m0q7yd7a3xk0pc2lhlqcq5vulze DanDan I was just having this conversation with one of my friends yesterday about the difference between true economic growth and inflationary growth. Of course they need people to think that 1-2% inflation is good for the economy. That's the perfect psyop. That lets them print a little bit all the time, hitting the throttle as needed for bailouts, etc., rather than printing large amounts all at once and potentially facing pushback. (Which they still have to do now that we've reached late game). Most people think that "growth" is good no matter what, because number go up. Which is the psyop working exactly as intended. People don't even have the capacity to question that line of thinking. The price of goods and services are just supposed to go up over time... Right? Wrong. "The natural state of the free market is deflation." - @nprofile…j9n7 In a truly free market, if I sell a product for $100, Bob finds a way to do it cheaper, better, faster, and sells it for $95. Then, Tom beats Bob's price and sells it for $90, and so on. Competition is supposed to drive prices DOWN over time. If you think about inflation while accounting for the fact that prices are supposed to be going down, rather than remaining stable, we're actually getting fucked twice as hard as people think.